Shoulder acute pain in primary healthcare: injection retraining effective?
Completed
- Conditions
- Primary careMusculoskeletal DiseasesShoulder pain
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN58537244
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients presenting to GPs with pain in one or both shoulders lasting for less than 3 months who would otherwise have received a steroid injection in primary care
2. Clinical diagnosis of rotator cuff tendonitis based on history of pain in the deltoid area and pain during resisted active movement
3. Patients aged 18 or more
4. Patients who are able and willing and give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients whose pain has lasted for more than 3 months
2. Patients who would normally be referred to a rheumatologist in secondary care
3. Patients aged less than 18
4. Patients who are unable or unwilling to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients will complete two generic instruments (SF-36 & EQ5D) and two specific instruments (British Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (BSDQ) and the Functional Limitations Profile) 1, 3 and 12 months after randomisation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration <br>